Eleanor Edith Aiken
Aug 26, 2010
Eleanor Edith Aiken a Skagit county pioneer age 93 passed away Thursday August 26 2010 at her home in Mount Vernon after a short illness. She was born May 19, 1917 in Lyman Washington. Her mother was Edith Minkler Cook who died several months after Eleanor was born of the Spanish flue which was a pandemic during 1917-1918. Her father...
George W. "Wally" Hilliard
Aug 18, 2010
GEORGE WALLACE "WALLY" HILLIARD was born in Bellingham, Washington, on November 18, 1927 to George Roscoe Hilliard and Mary Frances (Mattison) Hilliard. He died unexpectedly on August 18, 2010 in the home where he had lived for the past 53 years in Burlington, Washington. Wally received his early education at Harmony School in rural Whatcom County, and graduated from Bellingham...
Estella J. Bosely Williams
Aug 14, 2010
Estella J. Bosley Williams was born on September 25, 1917, in Edler, Baca County, Colorado and has gone to be with the Lord on August 14, 2010. Estella embraced life with a view of knowing each day was an opportunity to share her love and tenderness with all she encountered. Along her journey she enjoyed the greatest gift in life-her...
Barbara Mae Johnson
Aug 12, 2010
Barbara Mae Johnson Barbara was born January 17, 1947 in Mount Vernon to Melvin and Shirley Karlson; she passed away August 12, 2010 at her home in La Conner. Barbara attended Mount Vernon grade and middle schools and graduated from Edmonds High School. She attended Skagit Valley College and Western Washington University. In 1967 she married Steve Johnson and settled...
Ronald L. Brown
Aug 10, 2010
Ronald L. Brown Ron was born on February 4, 1953 at Mathews General Hospital in Burlington, WA. Ron passed away at the age of 57 years in his family home in Mount Vernon after a 20 year battle with diabetes. Ron graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1971. He went on to receive Associate of Arts degrees from Skagit...
Muriel Mae Border
Aug 6, 2010
Muriel Mae Border, 86, of Mount Vernon, passed away peacefully surrounded by family August 6, 2010. Muriel was born March 16, 1924 to Clark and Mae Nesmith in Bellingham, Washington, the fourth of six children. Her childhood was spent in various locales throughout the Puget Sound region from Ferndale to Burlington and the Seattle area, where she began her professional...
Don Doherty
Aug 1, 2010
Don Doherty 9/4/52 - 8/1/10 Our beloved husband, brother, uncle, stepfather, father-in-law, grandfather & great-grandfather passed away unexpectedly while he slept, Sunday, August 1, 2010, from a heart attack. Don was born in Burlington on September 4, 1952, to Elizabeth and Louis Doherty. He attended Burlington schools, graduating from B.E.H.S. in 1970. Don had a lifelong interest in horses and...
Bonnie Lea Vondelle Teeters
Jul 28, 2010
Bonnie Lea Teeters, age 74, of Lynnwood, Washington passed away peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Big Lake, WA home of her daughter and son-in-law, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 8, 1935 in Erskine, Minnesota, the daughter of Alvin & Helga (Norgaard) Stennes. The family...
David A. Welts
Jul 25, 2010
David A. Welts passed away on July 25, 2010, at his home in Mount Vernon. He was born on May 9, 1935, in Seattle, Washington, to R.V. (Robin) Welts and Lucille (Lowman) Welts. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1953, the University of Washington in 1957, and the University of Washington School of Law in 1959. He then...
Douwe Dykstra
Jul 24, 2010
On July 24, 2010 Douwe Dykstra passed peacefully on to glory surrounded by family at his home. Douwe was born August 18, 1936 in Zuidhorn, Netherlands. He was the first born son of Andreas Dijkstra and Kunje Tillema. From 1942 -1948 he went to primary school, followed by two years of Mulo School. He went on to four years of...
Stanley Keith Bruhn
Jul 22, 2010
Stanley passed away July 22, 2010 after a very long and confining illness. He was born November 12, 1925 in Lake McMurray to parents Carl and Anna Bruhn. He was the youngest of nine children. He was known affectionately to friends and neighbors as "Bud". Stan attended Sedro-Woolley High School for three years and graduated from Everett High School while...
June Marie Wickert
Jul 13, 2010
June Marie Wickert June was born June 1, 1921 in Port Angeles, WA to Cliff and Mary Wilson; she passed away July 13, 2010 at her home in Burlington with her family by her side. She grew up in the Forks, WA area on the family homestead. She was married November 20, 1940 to Ed Wickert in Forks, WA. In...
Robert "Bob" Paciotti
Jul 2, 2010
Robert (Bob) Paciotti entered into rest on July 2, 2010, with his family by his side, after a long and courageous battle with esophageal cancer. He was born on February 22, 1948 in Eveleth, MN the son of Carlo and Frances Paciotti. He was raised in Gilbert, MN and graduated from High School there. He went on to graduate from...
Lois Jean Rice Chadwick
Jun 28, 2010
Lois Jean Rice Chadwick left her earthly existence at daybreak Monday morning, June 28, 2010, surrounded by love and her nine children. Born March 9, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, Lois relocated to California where, with the support of her family, she brought up her children as a single mother, sometimes holding two and three jobs to put food on the...
Robert "Bob" Douglas Zimmerman
Jun 23, 2010
Robert "Bob" D. Zimmerman Robert Douglas Zimmerman, 55, of Burlington passed away June 23, 2010 with his family by his side. Bob was born January 26, 1955 in Houston, TX to Robert and Lydia Zimmerman. Later that year he moved to Skagit Valley with his family and attended Burlington-Edison High School, where he graduated with the class of 1973 with...
Robert "Bob" Douglas Zimmerman
Jun 23, 2010
Robert "Bob" D. Zimmerman Robert Douglas Zimmerman, 55, of Burlington passed away June 23, 2010 with his family by his side. Bob was born January 26, 1955 in Houston, TX to Robert and Lydia Zimmerman. Later that year he moved to Skagit Valley with his family and attended Burlington-Edison High School, where he graduated with the class of 1973 with...
James "Jim" Wood
Jun 13, 2010
Jim was born March 21, 1947 in Madera, CA to Everett and Alene Wood; he passed away June 13, 2010 in Everett, WA. Jim grew up in Mount Vernon. At the age of 18 Jim joined the United States Marine Corps. Jim retired from the USMC in 1987. During this time Jim married Nancy in 1970. Jim enjoyed golfing, hunting,...
Janice F. Geise
Jun 11, 2010
Janice Faye Geise was born January 26, 1937 in Pasco, Washington to Anna and Adolph VanHollebeke. She was married October 15, 1955 in Pasco, WA to Ralph E Geise. Prior to retiring in 2000, Jan worked as a grocery checker at the Thriftway in West Seattle. For the last 10 years of her life, Jan has lived in Mount Vernon,...
Frank Dreyer
Jun 8, 2010
On June 8th 2010 Frank A. Dreyer went home to be with the lord. He was fighting Cancer and although he fought a strong fight he Lost the Battle. He was a long time resident of Sedro Woolley Wa. He was Originally born in Jerusalem. He will be greatly missed by his family. He is Survived by his twin boys...
Edmunds Rekevics
Jun 6, 2010
Edmunds Rekevics, 91, passed away Sunday June 6, 2010 in his home on Big Lake. Ed was born March 30, 1919 in Charkow, Russia, and grew up in Latvia. Ed and Valentina, his wife of 66 years, fled their homeland during the 2nd World War. After being separated by the chaos of the war, they both spent time in Displaced...
